Read your acceptance letter from the Graduate Admissions Office.  Is your residency status correct?  If incorrect contact (813) 974-8800, before registering (http://usfweb2.usf.edu/admissions/).  If you wish to establish Florida residency, please go to http://www.registrar.usf.edu/Residency/General_Procedures.php for more information. Note that documents supporting the establishment of legal residence must be dated, issued, or filed 12 months before the first day of classes for the term for which reclassification is sought.

Refer to the International Student & Scholar Services for specific instructions on your requirements as an international student. Their office is located at CPR 107, or you can call (813) 974-5102.

Have you completed and turned in your immunization form?  You must do this before you can register for classes.  Contact Student Health Services for more information at (813) 974-4056, before registering.

If you are receiving financial aid, be sure that you are fulfilling all of the enrollment requirements.  Information on scholarships and financial aid is available at the following places.  USF Financial Aid website and the COPH Financial Aid website.

You need to sign up for a HealthNet account to get access to the USF Health network, services, and email. This email address is your primary source for communicating with the COPH faculty and staff, and where you will receive important notifications from the college. To complete a New Account Request, go to: https://hsccf.hsc.usf.edu/healthAccount/accountRequest.cfc?method=view. Additional instructions and information on how to get help can be found here: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/eta/access_emails.html.

All students must establish a NetID and designate their USF Health email address as primary for all official USF internet communications. Go to https://una.acomp.usf.edu/ to get your Net ID. Net ID is also required to access the myUSF portal (https://my.usf.edu) which includes a variety of online services and access to course materials.

To obtain a Student ID Card, you can go to the ID Card Center, Student Service Building (SVC) 1032 (813) 974-2357 (idcard@usf.edu).  If you are an online student, you are still required to get a card, in order to access journal articles at the library and other services. Instructions for getting an ID card can be found here http://www.usf.edu/it/class-prep/usf-card.aspx.

To obtain access to the COPH Building after hours and daily access to Computer Lab A, you will need to fill out an access form at the desk in our front lobby.  Contact Mary Johnson at (813) 974-7390 or mjohnso3@health.usf.edu.  Then you will be able to use your student ID to gain access to the building.

The Shimberg Health Sciences Library provides an excellent set of tools for research and training opportunities for students.

Hours: 
Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM - 11:00 PM 
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 
Sunday: Noon - 11:00 PM

Phone: (813) 974-2243

Quiet study space is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to all students of  USF Health. The space is located at the south end of the first floor in the West Wing of  the library. This space requires your USF ID card to open doors. If your card does not work, contact Mary Johnson at (813) 974-7390 or mjohnso3@health.usf.edu and request access permission for "MDC 1225 SHIMBERG LIBRARY 24 HOUR QUIET SPACE".

In order to park on campus, you must have a parking permit. To purchase this permit or to see the campus map for directions, go to the Parking and Transportation website at: http://www.usf.edu/administrative-services/parking/. Otherwise, you can buy a daily pass at the front gate, or utilize pay spaces (there is one in the COPH parking lot).

USF Health Box is a service that is available to all USF Health account holders to enable collaboration and storage in the cloud. This service is a partnership between USF, Box, and Internet 2 that offers a simple way for our customers to store, share, and collaborate files safely. Visit http://health.usf.edu/is/common-resources/box to learn more about this service.

Click here to log into Box.

• 50 GB of Individual Storage
• Share & discuss documents with internal and external users
• Access your files across multiple platforms and devices
• Access to multiple versions of your documents without IT intervention

You can log into the Archivum system to access your COPH student profile.

You can learn more about Archivum processes here.

The COPH Student Portfolio is a repository where students can record, store and track their courses, competencies, accomplishments and academic achievements. You will be required to record your degree competencies for graduation. You can also print out a complete record of your accomplishments when you are searching for a position. You will need your USF Health email account in order to access your portfolio here: https://hsccf.hsc.usf.edu/portfolios/.

All USF Health students must complete the HIPAA training during their first semester following admission. It is available on this page: http://www3.research.usf.edu/dric/hrpp/. 

ALL faculty, residents, students, staff and other members of the USF Health Community are required to complete the USF Health Professional Integrity and Compliance required training for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a federal privacy act. Completion of the HIPAA training is mandatory and must be completed during the first semester to avoid a registration hold in your second semester. You can get access to the training at: USF Health Required Online Training. You must have a USF Health email account to complete HIPAA.  

The Professional Integrity and Compliance Training includes sections on the following:

• Professional Integrity at USF Health
• False Claims Acts and USF Health Standards
• HIPAA Privacy at USF Health
• Computer and Information Security

All USF doctoral students must complete training in the responsible conduct of research through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) module most relevant to the student's program of study. The training is available at this page: http://www.grad.usf.edu/rcr.php.  Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is a critical element in training for scholarship.  

Effective Spring 2013, Office of Graduate Studies requires all new doctoral students to have basic RCR training by completing the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) module most relevant to the student's program of study. The CITI modules have been designed to introduce researchers to various elements of research conduct ranging from research misconduct to data management to mentoring.   As this is a minimum requirement, specific doctoral programs may require training that goes beyond the basic components introduced in this module. Graduate Programs that have received Office of Graduate Studies approval for rigorous RCR training consistent with disciplinary standards and practices may exempt their students from the CITI requirement.  Students must complete the module, or provide evidence of previous qualified RCR training to their Program Director and Office of Graduate Studies, in the first semester enrolled in a doctoral program.  Previous RCR training should have been completed within the past year.  Students will be unable to register for courses in a future semester until successful fulfillment of this RCR requirement.  Once the training is completed, the Registration hold will be lifted.

All COPH doctoral students must complete the eIRB credentialing process during their first semester following admission. You can access the ARC Portal on this page: http://www3.research.usf.edu/dric/hrpp/.

All USF doctoral students must complete the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) workshop offered by the Graduate School in the semester prior to submitting the dissertation, although we recommend that you complete this earlier. The training is available at this page: http://www.grad.usf.edu/etd-res-main.php.